Uninstalling Windows Live Messenger

L

limafred

Is it safe to uninstall Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Sign In
Assistant and Windows Live Toolbar? I never use it and do not intend to ever
use it!
Can I uninstall them from Control Panel?
Thank you,
Fred.
 
R

Rasmus Bertelsen

Catherine skrev:
How does one uninstall Windows messenger? Thanks!
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CUT

You can remove it via Add/Remove programs in control panel...

Regards,
Rasmus Bertelsen
 
J

Jonathan Kay [MVP]

Actually, the option in Add/Remove Windows Components there in Add or Remove Programs will
just remove the shortcut -- it'll still stay around.

To properly and completely remove Windows Messenger 4.7, you'll need to click the Start
button, then click Run and enter:
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
Then click OK.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
 
B

Billy

Jonathan Kay said:
Actually, the option in Add/Remove Windows Components there in Add or Remove Programs will
just remove the shortcut -- it'll still stay around.

To properly and completely remove Windows Messenger 4.7, you'll need to click the Start
button, then click Run and enter:
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
Then click OK.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
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<snip>

Jonathan, good God Almighty! Thanks for the advice as I want to go to an
earlier version to see if it corrects problems which started occurring on IE7
the day I installed Live Messenger (06/05). Those problems by the way are
instances of IE7 just freezing or upon opening trying to open two tabs. I
believe I have the two tabs issue cleared by changing an option but the
intermittent freezes still occur.

Thanks again,

Billy
 
D

deep23

Actually, the option in Add/Remove Windows Components there in Add o
Remove Programs will
just remove the shortcut -- it'll still stay around.

To properly and completely remove Windows Messenger 4.7, you'll need t
click the Start
button, then click Run and enter:
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSectio
%windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
Then click OK.
 

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